Video: Spiky Pink Cactus Chairs
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Combining soft and hard, sharp and blunt is where designers are strong. But is it possible to transform a single whole of nature and furniture? It turns out, yes, although sometimes it looks rather comical, but nevertheless, it is interesting.
While you might think pink and green don't go together, designer Valentina Glez Wohlers easily refutes this. It's not just that in nature there are many pink flowers on green stalks, with green leaves. Although a cactus is definitely not one of such plants, the designer managed to convey his emotions and put them into the chair, depicting just a cactus. She created only two chairs, and called them Thorny couple. Well, if you don't believe me, take a closer look at the photo - there are indeed thorns on the seat of the chair! True, they are not as sharp as on a real cactus. The girl sits on the chair and feels quite comfortable, which proves that the chair is quite suitable for home. Without the thorns, it would have looked completely different, wouldn't it? With them, the style is fully maintained - the armchair itself is made in green tones, and along the edges we see a bright pink color, which gives the armchair a contrast and makes it stand out from the total mass of furniture that we see in stores.
Perhaps the presence of pink is due to the fact that the designer is a girl? But one cannot but agree with her, without him the chair was boring. It is difficult to say which armchair would be more pleasant for potential buyers - they both seem bright and cute. It is unlikely that someone would support them at home … Firstly, too much space is required, and secondly - they look too extravagant and will not fit any interior.
You can make sure of this at the Designersblock exhibition, which will be held at the Milan Design Week 2009.
Designer: Valentina Glez Wohlers
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